Lani Brockman (born December 11, 1956 in
Seattle
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) is an American theater actress and director.
She is the founder and Artistic Director of
Studio East.
Brockman was born in Seattle and grew up in Hawaii. After working as an actress, and later as director of youth programs for
Northwest Actors Studio, she founded Studio East in
Kirkland, Washington in 1992.
In partnership with
Susan Bardsley, Brockman formed Dementia Unlimited to write original musical adaptations for young audiences. Titles include "3 Little Pigs", "Snow White", "Sleeping Beauty", "The Ugly Duckling", "Jack and the Beanstalk", "Little Red Riding Hood", "Hansel and Gretel", "Goldilocks and the 3 Bears", "Rumplestiltskin", "Cinderella", "The Emperor's New Clothes", and "Frog Prince". All these shows have been performed by StoryBook Theater.
Brockman and Bardsley also wrote the original musical "
'Twas the Night
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" which has been performed since 2001 as an annual holiday show at Studio East.
References
External links
Studio EastDementia UnlimitedNorthwest Actors Studio
American stage actresses
American theatre directors
Women theatre directors
Circle in the Square Theatre School alumni
1956 births
Living people
21st-century American women
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